Census shows Ahmadi population on the decline in Pakistan
ASIARABWAH TIMES According to 2017 Census numbers released by Pakistan, the total population of Ahmadis declined by 35% in 19 years. The Census numbers show that, from 1998 to 2017, […]
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Rafiq A. Tschannen
Rafiq A. Tschannen is a Swiss national. He converted to Islam and joined the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community at the age of 16 after reading the German translation of the Holy Qur'an. He worked in 15 countries in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Caribbean, first as Finance Director in the private industry and later as Chief Executive Officer of NGOs and International Governmental Organizations. He is now devoting his time to The Muslim Times as Editor for Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Palestine and Switzerland and as Associate Chief Editor.
The month of Hajj: a Muslim pilgrimage and the first 10 days
Holy month of Dhu Al Hijja starts amid strict Covid-19 measures The NationalJul 11, 2021 For the second year in a row, the annual pilgrimage of Hajj is being transformed by […]
‘Online anti-Muslim rhetoric as dangerous as attacks on streets’
BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL EU AFFAIRS JUL 07, 2021 4:33 PM GMT+3Thousands take to the streets of Paris in an anti-Islamophobia rally in Paris, France, Nov. 10, 2019. (Getty Images File Photo) Anti-Muslim […]
The high cost of becoming a none for American Muslims
By Ryan Burge | Religion News ServiceJuly 7, 2021| (RNS) — One of the most interesting developments of the social media age is that people are able to find like-minded individuals easily and […]
Muslims’ contributions to scientific thinking
Source: Daily Times By Zafarullah Khan JULY 11, 2021 Islam contributed enormously to humanity through advancements in all fields of learning. In addition to original intellectual breakthroughs, Islamic scholars preserved […]
Why Did Muslims Become the New Enemy in Norway and Europe?
Posted July 9, 2021 by Katrine Fangen & filed under Culture and Conflict, Migration, Religion Anti-Muslim views have become more widespread in Europe over the past 30 years, but it is important to distinguish between criticisms of […]
New Zealand Muslims Abused on Outreach Mission
New Zealand Muslims Abused on Outreach Mission WorldGeneral13:01 – July 11, 2021 . Representatives of the Discover Islam NZ project have been visiting New Zealand towns to talk to […]
‘Graveyard of Empires’ and Garden of Funerals
Monday, 28 June, 2021 Ghassan Charbel Ghassan Charbel is the editor-in-chief of Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper Did George Bush commit a sin two decades ago similar to the one committed by […]
Travels of a solo Pakistani girl: The two Hagia Sophias
BY AIZA AZAM TRAVEL JUL 09, 2021 8:55 AM GMT+3An aeriel shot of Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque in Turkey’s Istanbul. (Shutterstock Photo) Discover Istanbul’s Byzantine architecture and walk the streets of the […]
The new Afghanistan challenge
The new Afghanistan challenge Fahd Husain Published July 10, 2021 – FLAMES from the Afghanistan violence have begun to inch closer to our borders. In one recent incident, a number of troops […]
US considers intervening as legal battle between Saudi crown prince, former spymaster threatens to expose secrets
US considers intervening as legal battle between Saudi crown prince, former spymaster threatens to expose secrets AFP Published July 11, 2021 Two lawsuits pitting Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler against a former intelligence czar threaten to expose highly sensitive United States government secrets, prompting Washington to consider a rare judicial intervention, […]
‘I want to take this global’: the success of the Muslim Golf Association
With prayer breaks, halal food and no alcohol or gambling, MGA golf days allow UK Muslims to play in line with their principles Harriet Sherwood@harrietsherwood Wed 7 Jul 2021 When […]
The ‘hijab effect’: Feminist backlash to Muslim immigrants in Germany
NEWS RELEASE 9-JUL-2021 Research from political scientists Nicholas Sambanis, Danny Choi, and Mathias Poertner finds discrimination against Muslim women is eliminated when they show progressive gender attitudes UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Why […]
Why is Muslim representation alarmingly low across European democracies?
SAL AHMED A study by Turkish experts revealed poor political participation of Muslims in the UK, France and Germany as a proportion of the population. Muslim minorities living in Europe […]
Thousands of medieval Islamic tombs found in galactic pattern
The tombs in eastern Sudan were spaced out in a way that the researchers could not easily interpret, until they found a model for studying patterns of stars and galaxies. […]
UAE-Cambridge talks to focus on Islamic culture, education
Prasun Sonwalkar/LondonFiled on July 10, 2021 Reuters The university said the areas of collaboration are expected to include the continued development of high-quality teaching and learning. The University of Cambridge […]
Envy and jealousy: Timeless advice from Prophet Muhammad
9th July 2021 In a succinct, yet timeless piece of advice, the Holy Prophetsa of Islam said: انْظُرُوْا إِلَى مَنْ هُوَ أَسْفَلَ مِنْكُمْ وَلَا تَنْظُرُوْا إِلَى مَنْ هُوَ فَوْقَكُمْ فَإِنَّهُ أَجْدَرُ […]
Prophet Muhammad (S) subject of Ruholamin’s latest painting “Jabal an-Nur”
Culture July 10, 2021 TEHRAN – Hassan Ruholamin, the Iranian painter who is most famous for illustrating stories from the history of Islam, put his spotlight on the Prophet Muhammad (S) in his latest artwork “Jabal an-Nur”. The painting depicts the Prophet of Islam (S) climbing the rocks toward […]
Why did Saudi Arabia wage a war on Yemen?
International July 9, 2021 – TEHRAN TIMES To say the war on Yemen was a major development in the history of West Asia might be an understand. It will certainly […]
Will China succeed where US has failed in Afghanistan?
BY MANIK MEHTA OP-ED JUL 10, 2021 12:05 AM GMT+3Afghan President Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai, center right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping, center left, review a guard of honor during a welcome ceremony […]